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bechterew-mendel reflex in Medicine

Bechterew-Mendel reflex

(bĕk′tə-rĕf-, -rĕv-)
n.
  1. The flexion of the toes caused by percussion of the upper surface of the foot, indicative of lesions of the pyramidal tract.Mendel-Bechterew reflex
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